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i'm looking at the kind of economist that the republicans in washington and groups like the united states chamber of commerce are trotting out and supporting their laissez faire tax cuts and trying to say that tax cuts create jobs, and i've never seen any evidence of that in my lifetime. i'm also wondering what you think about increasing stimulus and actually going out and spending more money to try to create somee guest: well, at this point, i think it would probably be not a good idea to have a second stimulus package for this reason. if you look at the economy, there's an awful lot of evidence that we've really turned the corner, that we're past the bottom, and that, at least in terms of g.d.p., things are turning upwards and the stock market's rise is evidence of that, because it tends to rise in advance of changes in the real economy. and you've got a growing numbers of economists who are predicting what's called a v-shaped recovery, which would quite a rapid increase, and any number of economists are predicting 4% growth next year and things of that sort. the problem, is the real pr
i'm looking at the kind of economist that the republicans in washington and groups like the united states chamber of commerce are trotting out and supporting their laissez faire tax cuts and trying to say that tax cuts create jobs, and i've never seen any evidence of that in my lifetime. i'm also wondering what you think about increasing stimulus and actually going out and spending more money to try to create somee guest: well, at this point, i think it would probably be not a good idea to have...
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as the russians had never actually attacked the united states. nor had their statements expressed visceral loathing against us. one of the peculiarties of head are sexual pornography is so much of the dream is about the wonderful of the natural self as the blows are being instruct. while little is being done about the enemy. the mental camera focuses on the noble intentions and the plans of the slaughterer. while the supposedly once dangerous victim offers up blood and cries, but apparently possesses no intentions, thoughts, or feelings at all. the 18th century figures who device the theory of modern democracy, not to mention the ancient greeked had something else in mind. the american theorist thought that citizens would live and vote based on a rationallal consideration of their own interest. a political speech might in the imagination of these practical philosophers convince the listeners to marshal of evidence and inferences. but to put a drug into someone's drink, knock them out, and carry them home is not a form of seduction. and a to paral
as the russians had never actually attacked the united states. nor had their statements expressed visceral loathing against us. one of the peculiarties of head are sexual pornography is so much of the dream is about the wonderful of the natural self as the blows are being instruct. while little is being done about the enemy. the mental camera focuses on the noble intentions and the plans of the slaughterer. while the supposedly once dangerous victim offers up blood and cries, but apparently...
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since the earthquake, president obama has clearly stated how much help the united states and other countries should give to haiti. the last initiative of putting the two last proceeding presidents together to form a fund is, again, anar'r@ @ @ @ @) is already there. . >> i just visited a victim who has been since five days taken. he's taken care of by the military and american medical support in haiti. speek >> >> mrs. clinton's visit really warms our hearts today, but especially to reassure the priorities and needs and coordination that needs to be done since the earth earthquake. i will not talk on behalf of mrs. clinton, i will let her express what the american government wants to do towards haiti. >> first, -- where is the haitian press? first, let me -- [in distant chatter] -- [indistinct chatter] >> first, let me express -- that is a good sound. that means good things are coming to help the people of haiti. i want to express once again the deep sympathy that president and mrs. obama and our entire country feel for the terrible tragedy that has affected the people of haiti. but i want t
since the earthquake, president obama has clearly stated how much help the united states and other countries should give to haiti. the last initiative of putting the two last proceeding presidents together to form a fund is, again, anar'r@ @ @ @ @) is already there. . >> i just visited a victim who has been since five days taken. he's taken care of by the military and american medical support in haiti. speek >> >> mrs. clinton's visit really warms our hearts today, but...
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states. jim, you're chomping at the bit. >> i would connect two of those, obama and fort hood. i think that the obama administration's response or lack of response to the fort hood shooting and all the discoveries we've made about muslim jihadist infiltration into the united states is going to prove to be the biggest story of 2009 and frankly, obama's term in office. >> jon: judy. >> i think that the phenomenon of home grown radicalization will be certainly the national security story of 2009. i have to agree with you, jim. >> jon: all right. you're jumping a little bit ahead of us because we're going to get into that. ellis, your take on president obama and his year just completed. >> well, it reminds you that a really huge story one year can produce an almost as huge story the second year. you know, we're finding this out. it's too soon to have real perspective on it, but you do have to say from the noble to the war issues to the health care issue all of that goes back to january 2 and back
states. jim, you're chomping at the bit. >> i would connect two of those, obama and fort hood. i think that the obama administration's response or lack of response to the fort hood shooting and all the discoveries we've made about muslim jihadist infiltration into the united states is going to prove to be the biggest story of 2009 and frankly, obama's term in office. >> jon: judy. >> i think that the phenomenon of home grown radicalization will be certainly the national...
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that, in fact, when they were writing their health care bill behind closed doors in the united states senate and then the house of representatives, they were cutting deals with big labor and with members of the senate. people just were offended by that, and it gave state senator brown, now senator brown, awn opportunity to kind of dig into that hole a little more and say to the people, this is not the kind of change that you voted for, and look, barack obama and the dpems have become the corrupt majority and we need to change that. very ma very smart. >> larry: we'll be back with more after this. what's going on? we ordered a gift online and we really need to do something with it... i'm just not sure what... what is it? oh just return it. returning gifts is easier than ever with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus i can pick it up for free. perfect because we have to get that outta this house. c'mon, it's not that... gahh, oh yeah that's gotta go... priority mail flat rate shipping starts at $4.9
that, in fact, when they were writing their health care bill behind closed doors in the united states senate and then the house of representatives, they were cutting deals with big labor and with members of the senate. people just were offended by that, and it gave state senator brown, now senator brown, awn opportunity to kind of dig into that hole a little more and say to the people, this is not the kind of change that you voted for, and look, barack obama and the dpems have become the...
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saying we have to put him in a military tribunal implies there are no other ways of the united states getting information. >> there is another debate over the gitmo detainee, whether or not they should remain there. we know half of the detainees there are yemen. and yemeni, and that there is a possibility that they be sent back to yemen. there is a huge outcry not only republicans but prominent democrats. this is from senator dianne feinstein, she said this in a statement. i spoke with yemeni's spokesman yesterday, the ambassador -- the embassy who said that things are very dire in his country right now, and there is a lot of debate in terms of where abdulmutallab should go. what is the best approach? >> i think the problem with yemen is not simply the government doesn't have much control over its own country, it doesn't have much control over its own prison system there have been two prison breaks by people in the "uss kohl" attack. is this the right time? as a general principle, i think it is important that people be returned but yemen is a place which is -- that's the reason there
saying we have to put him in a military tribunal implies there are no other ways of the united states getting information. >> there is another debate over the gitmo detainee, whether or not they should remain there. we know half of the detainees there are yemen. and yemeni, and that there is a possibility that they be sent back to yemen. there is a huge outcry not only republicans but prominent democrats. this is from senator dianne feinstein, she said this in a statement. i spoke with...
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states so up front in less than a year, attacking the new president of the united states. a man that he left it bumble-- bundle of problems for. the whole afghanistan mess that they created is now an obama's hands and even that, the war on terror, he just can't control it, said they are rallying around cini and bolten and if you listen to those folks, they are taking their cues right now from that and they believe they can get back into power if they discredit obama. and it is really interesting come at their current law but there was sarah palin. it is sort of george bush in drag. [laughter] [applause] >> tom, would you like to weigh in on that? >> i don't think i can say anything that is going to top that. but there is a basic problem here, which is that in foreign policy terms, we cannot afford to throw anything out in terms of what may or may not work. our problem with the neocon is that they were doctrinary in saying we must not talk to people who we know who are our enemies. we must always rely on military power. and the world in which frankly military power ranks fa
states so up front in less than a year, attacking the new president of the united states. a man that he left it bumble-- bundle of problems for. the whole afghanistan mess that they created is now an obama's hands and even that, the war on terror, he just can't control it, said they are rallying around cini and bolten and if you listen to those folks, they are taking their cues right now from that and they believe they can get back into power if they discredit obama. and it is really...
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one closing remarks, what do you think the united states, what was the lesson drawn? >> i think the lesson was already there. it has to do with what we would call in the classroom american exceptional some and what not. this was and the reason truman is in my mind a great man is that he knew some how instinctively certainly no one could tell him this is how americans see themselves. this is how we want to be. this is the way people my age were brought up believing we were. i decided to do this book because of abu ghraib. i lived a lot of places in the world including the middle east and asia and the idea of america being hated in my old age as it were compared to what it was when i was a youth i take almost personally. the berlin airlift is who we are, not the tortures. and i wanted to bring that story out to the extent i can reevaluate who we are, where we came from, what we do and what we don't do and i think that is what was tapped in the american of tom brokaw's america the greatest generation and he talks about considering it not the first battle of the cold war
one closing remarks, what do you think the united states, what was the lesson drawn? >> i think the lesson was already there. it has to do with what we would call in the classroom american exceptional some and what not. this was and the reason truman is in my mind a great man is that he knew some how instinctively certainly no one could tell him this is how americans see themselves. this is how we want to be. this is the way people my age were brought up believing we were. i decided to do...
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they are finding the best professor in the united states. they are going to put us out of business too. they interview them. and audition them, and then they put these things on dvd and mp3, these guys are fantastic. i watched this guy, there's a guy at the university of texas that does calculus. i bought it because i hoped my daughter would watch it. but she wouldn't. i watched it. this guy is great. there's another guy that does a fantastic, like a modern day mr. wizard doing physics, introductory physics. it strikes me. again, this is -- i don't have evidence on this. it just seems to me at least in the area of stem to address these problems through these kinds of technology models, augmentation and distant learning is just untapped. and at least superficially seemed to be a strategy that could be more cost effective than this, you know, just endless expansion of the k-12 payrolls in this area. so i'll stop there. >> thank you, mike. it isn't just stem. i learned more about classical music from the teaching company than i ever did from sc
they are finding the best professor in the united states. they are going to put us out of business too. they interview them. and audition them, and then they put these things on dvd and mp3, these guys are fantastic. i watched this guy, there's a guy at the university of texas that does calculus. i bought it because i hoped my daughter would watch it. but she wouldn't. i watched it. this guy is great. there's another guy that does a fantastic, like a modern day mr. wizard doing physics,...
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, barack obama. -- the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, house of representatives. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. everybody, have a seat. thank you, madam speaker, thank you, outstanding work, to all the leadership, thank you for inviting me here today. thank you. [applause] the house of representatives has been an incredible partners throughout this year, but i hope you don't mind me singling out one of the best partners any president ever have, that is unbelievable speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. i was in california doing a dnc event and nancy introduced me. i said she is smart, articulate, she knows her issues, but what people don't understand is she is tough. [laughter] she is tough. she is tough for members, for this caucus, and she is tough for the american people. [applause] her extraordinary leadership is one of the reasons the house of representatives has consistently set the bar on a whole host of issues and legislative accomplishment that we have seen this year and that we will
, barack obama. -- the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, house of representatives. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. everybody, have a seat. thank you, madam speaker, thank you, outstanding work, to all the leadership, thank you for inviting me here today. thank you. [applause] the house of representatives has been an incredible partners throughout this year, but i hope you don't mind me singling out one of the best partners any...
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i am confident that this government is not looking to the united states to takeover. they are looking for a good partner. we are confident we will be the partner and provide the kind of leadership necessary to preserve the communities of their wishing to help. we have no intention of taking over haiti. we see our relationship as the haitian government providing the leadership the haitian people expect them to provide. >> yes? >> said one casualty. do you mean fatality? >> the person is no longer alive. >> i would echo that comment. we have example after example. we are working in partnership with the haitian government, with the people of haiti, with the united nations. some of our overnight capacities were engaged in the united nations compound, and we have been working on the government sites. also, we have been meeting and communicating regularly with members of the government, our task team leader, our disaster assistance response team. we're making sure that we to coordinate our efforts very closely. there are some things that we can provide in this crisis. part
i am confident that this government is not looking to the united states to takeover. they are looking for a good partner. we are confident we will be the partner and provide the kind of leadership necessary to preserve the communities of their wishing to help. we have no intention of taking over haiti. we see our relationship as the haitian government providing the leadership the haitian people expect them to provide. >> yes? >> said one casualty. do you mean fatality? >> the...
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it will probably be administered throughout the united states. by, we are not sure who. we will probably contract with somebody and then the continuing education we think different groups throughout the united states can come in and show us here is the course we are teaching. is that it could and of course? we will probably put of standards and we want you to cover this issue, this is to come of this issue and then you can go in your own community are on state and get the continuing education. the irs runs seminars run the country where prepares go to get their education so i think there will be a lot of different ways to meet those requirements. we need a lot of flexibility there. again the goal is to make sure taxpayers know the person they are going to do is preparing their turn, they are prepared to-- pate to prepare their return has a minimal number of competency zen has kept up on the loss of that is what we are trying to achieve. >> host: marie on the democrats line. >> caller: i do h&r block for my taxes. i worked at walmart and i don't have a clue on how to do t
it will probably be administered throughout the united states. by, we are not sure who. we will probably contract with somebody and then the continuing education we think different groups throughout the united states can come in and show us here is the course we are teaching. is that it could and of course? we will probably put of standards and we want you to cover this issue, this is to come of this issue and then you can go in your own community are on state and get the continuing education....
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some of them got trained here in the united states. so you don't declare war against these countries and say that we have to go in and start bombing pakistan and bombing afghanistan and bombing yemen. they happen to be there. that's true. but they're there because we stimulate them. we follow them to the hands of osama bin laden by us going there and causing people to get some angry, it helps his recruiting efforts. he's written about this. he has said this. he says i want the americans to go over here and bankrupt their country and besides, it will help myr recruiting efforts. >> larry: tomorrow night mike he kel chertoff will be with us. will it shift attention away from health care he reform and other issues? we'll talk about that after the break. than a comparable honda civic. this chevy traverse has better mileage than honda pilot. the all-new chevy equinox has better mileage than honda cr-v. and chevy malibu has better mileage than accord. however, honda does make something that we just can't compete with. it's self propelled. ch
some of them got trained here in the united states. so you don't declare war against these countries and say that we have to go in and start bombing pakistan and bombing afghanistan and bombing yemen. they happen to be there. that's true. but they're there because we stimulate them. we follow them to the hands of osama bin laden by us going there and causing people to get some angry, it helps his recruiting efforts. he's written about this. he has said this. he says i want the americans to go...
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who also don't like the united states, who also don't like the west. and who have been waging a pretty active campaign. they actually just took custody of a saudi soldier, took him hostage just a few days ago and put him on tv. so the yemenis have some very serious problems. there's endemic poverty. so simply launching missile strikes is not going to be the answer. not to mention the fact that yemen is not the only problem. right across the straits, right across the red sea we have somalia. and just a few weeks ago an individual was picked up by african union peacekeepers trying to board a flight in somalia, apparently with a device very similar to that of umar abdul mub. so the question is if we put all of our effort, start focusing exclusively on yemen what's going on in those other franchise areas like somalia, this is a multitiered threat. >> so complicated. but we've known for a long time about afghanistan, obviously. pakistan. now yemen. yemen number two in the amount of money it was given in the pentagon's counterterrorism program. but, $67 mill
who also don't like the united states, who also don't like the west. and who have been waging a pretty active campaign. they actually just took custody of a saudi soldier, took him hostage just a few days ago and put him on tv. so the yemenis have some very serious problems. there's endemic poverty. so simply launching missile strikes is not going to be the answer. not to mention the fact that yemen is not the only problem. right across the straits, right across the red sea we have somalia. and...
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states? extremely, somewhat, not at all confident? he has gone from december before he took office, 54-45, plus nine, to now minus 22. wow. that is a huge difference. and you see it has been a gradual follow-off since july. so there are growing doubts about obama which are reflected not just in his approval rating, but in a question like this. here is why this is important for the 2010 elections. dating back to even before when i was involved in politics, 1962, what we did is we tracked here the president's job approval rating in midterm elections and then correlated that with the gain or loss in the house of the president's party. so that the box on the right-hand side, when the president's job approval rating is 60-plus, his party generally has a pick up of several shonts. if it is 41, average loss of 41 seats. so what does that tell you about 2010? those who are independent or leaning one way or another, it would be a good time to run a republican campaign, wouldn't it? i mean it is really
states? extremely, somewhat, not at all confident? he has gone from december before he took office, 54-45, plus nine, to now minus 22. wow. that is a huge difference. and you see it has been a gradual follow-off since july. so there are growing doubts about obama which are reflected not just in his approval rating, but in a question like this. here is why this is important for the 2010 elections. dating back to even before when i was involved in politics, 1962, what we did is we tracked here...
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states -- finding the limits of the united states, and the united states has to find its way out of that box. i agree iran is what most matters, and when we come back a year from now, we will see whether or not the united states has made any progress on that front or not, and if not, the world would be sensing we are in serious economic decline. thank you. [applause] >> will marshall, you are up next. >> thank you very much, adam, and steve. i also want to thank my panelists for leaving me domestic policy to cover in five minutes. i will not be able to do it, but if you're hooked out. i will try to talk about things we of not talked about about how barack obama is judged and how he would like to be judge, because he told a bunch of colonists that he views his historic mission as domestic renewal of the united states. we focus on lawful inheritance dump on his lap. i am really impressed by his ambition 3 and he has set in motion big changes across a spectrum of impasses in american political life, and just as high divers get extra credit for complicated dives, i think this president
states -- finding the limits of the united states, and the united states has to find its way out of that box. i agree iran is what most matters, and when we come back a year from now, we will see whether or not the united states has made any progress on that front or not, and if not, the world would be sensing we are in serious economic decline. thank you. [applause] >> will marshall, you are up next. >> thank you very much, adam, and steve. i also want to thank my panelists for...
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not the same as the united states. but i think we should move in the direction of decriminalization. maybe drug by drug, start with marijuana, see what happens. the worst that can happen is we made a mistake and go back. it is a little like the voluntevolst everyone d act repealing alcohol. he was not sure what was going to happen and it worked and the alternative which was keeping prohibition was a disaster. chris: factor in that the president last year said that he was not going to seek to arrest those who use medical marijuana as long as they followed state laws. guest: exactly. and if i understand, the most recent state to have enacted legislation allowing medical marijuana is new jersey certainly with a far more restrictive blueprint than california and i have also heard there are another four or five states that have laws on the ballot for popular initiative or state assemblies this year in the united states. so, when president obama quite rightly says if a state accepts medical marijuana, whatever its legislatio
not the same as the united states. but i think we should move in the direction of decriminalization. maybe drug by drug, start with marijuana, see what happens. the worst that can happen is we made a mistake and go back. it is a little like the voluntevolst everyone d act repealing alcohol. he was not sure what was going to happen and it worked and the alternative which was keeping prohibition was a disaster. chris: factor in that the president last year said that he was not going to seek to...
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states and the united states government. we are moving this as quickly as is possible. we are moving aggressively, with all assets available to this gunman. we are saving lives and beginning a recovery. but to put this in focus, there is one airport. the entire world is trying to get help. we are only able to land because of one apron in the airport, one taxiway, 28 aircraft a day from all over the world. that includes the united nations trying to resupply their people. that includes the ability to refurbish and try to get back on its feet 7000 folks on the ground. we're able to get yesterday 17 airframes. we have capacity for 700. so i want the american people to understand that we are here in the position of trying to help another country, going by, as we should, their priority. they are telling us what they want is first. so the first question is why didn't you send in 81st airborne? because we're being told that now what we need, and we know what they need. search and rescue teams. if secretary geithner teams in, these a
states and the united states government. we are moving this as quickly as is possible. we are moving aggressively, with all assets available to this gunman. we are saving lives and beginning a recovery. but to put this in focus, there is one airport. the entire world is trying to get help. we are only able to land because of one apron in the airport, one taxiway, 28 aircraft a day from all over the world. that includes the united nations trying to resupply their people. that includes the...
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states. there are a lot of moving parts to this story we want to get to. let's start with nbc's tom costello, who happens to have just arrived off a flight from europe. he joins us from our washington bureau with more on that breaking development from the tsa. tom? >> reporter: lester, good evening. the tsa is saying tonight that all international passengers traveling into the u.s. may well see enhanced random screenings, which will include pat-downs, explosive testing of luggage, and those enhanced body imaging scans before they board a flight. the tsa also says all passengers from or traveling through seven high-risk countries will receive full-body pat-downs and physical inspections of their luggage. those seven countries are yemen, pakistan, nigeria, syria, sudan, iran, and cuba. the state department considers the last four to be state sponsors of terrorism. the new rules take effect at midnight, which should affect most u.s.-bound flights coming from europe and africa tomorrow. this requ
states. there are a lot of moving parts to this story we want to get to. let's start with nbc's tom costello, who happens to have just arrived off a flight from europe. he joins us from our washington bureau with more on that breaking development from the tsa. tom? >> reporter: lester, good evening. the tsa is saying tonight that all international passengers traveling into the u.s. may well see enhanced random screenings, which will include pat-downs, explosive testing of luggage, and...
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that will take us throughout the united states. as we do that, we will have more opportunities to educate the american people about what it is that we do in this department. a great friend of mine is senator inuit who is 84-years old. this story is a wonderful story that i have heard firstç hand, sometimes with tears in my eyes. i hear him recountzv what happed to him after the japanese bombed pearl harbor. y:s÷Ñhew3 and a group of homeld americans of japanese descent decided -- a group of hawaiian americans decided to join the army to defend the americans against the horrific attack. mythey were told they could not join because they were japanese. he went on to form what became a battalion, and that a battalion was finally recognized by president roosevelt in an executive order that allowed them to defend the united states of america. he, and leading that battalion received a medal of honor. even today it is the unit of the american military that has received more medal of honor is than any other single unit. to start out wi
that will take us throughout the united states. as we do that, we will have more opportunities to educate the american people about what it is that we do in this department. a great friend of mine is senator inuit who is 84-years old. this story is a wonderful story that i have heard firstç hand, sometimes with tears in my eyes. i hear him recountzv what happed to him after the japanese bombed pearl harbor. y:s÷Ñhew3 and a group of homeld americans of japanese descent decided -- a group of...
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it's right here in the united states. i think if you look at the statement that al qaeda and yemen issued, they said, look, there was a technical fault in this explosive, but we're going to continue on this path until we achieve succession in this mission. i think you have to take that threat seriously. >> it's in ft. hood. it's in the skies over detroit. if we're not paying attention, it's our own fault this time. evan, thanks so much. >>> now to the latest on the missing utah mother, susan powell. police continue to search for clues that can help them locate her. the mother of two has been missing for nearly a month. her children are being cared for by her husband, josh. cops call him a person of interest. i talked to susan powell's father about what he thinks about all of this. >> well, i talked briefly with him when i was able to see my grandchildren on christmas day, and the police have their reasons for naming him a person of interest. obviously, i would like him to cooperate with the police, him and his attorney to
it's right here in the united states. i think if you look at the statement that al qaeda and yemen issued, they said, look, there was a technical fault in this explosive, but we're going to continue on this path until we achieve succession in this mission. i think you have to take that threat seriously. >> it's in ft. hood. it's in the skies over detroit. if we're not paying attention, it's our own fault this time. evan, thanks so much. >>> now to the latest on the missing utah...
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not to this united states senator. it seems to me that what common sense suggests is that we break up these large financial institutions so, a, that the american people are never again put in the position of having to bail them out because they're too big to fail. and second of all, that we begin to understand what teddy roosevelt understood 100 years ago, is that that concentration of ownership is dangerous for the economy. today you have four major banks who are writing -- who are providing two-thirds of the credit cards in this country. four major financial institutions, two-thirds of all the credit cards. you have four major financial institutions who are writing half the mortgages in america. that's wrong. break up the large financial institutions, as we've talked about all over the world. ben bernanke has the ability to begin to do that tomorrow. i've not heard one word from him to suggest that he will do that. madam president, the american people are angry. the american people are frustrated. and what they are a
not to this united states senator. it seems to me that what common sense suggests is that we break up these large financial institutions so, a, that the american people are never again put in the position of having to bail them out because they're too big to fail. and second of all, that we begin to understand what teddy roosevelt understood 100 years ago, is that that concentration of ownership is dangerous for the economy. today you have four major banks who are writing -- who are providing...
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how does the future of california impact the rest of the united states? our exclusive interview with california governor arnold schwarzenegger. plus, obama's priorities for the upcoming year. how will the shifting landscape affect health care and the economy? after the attempted christmas day airline bombing exposes cracks in the nation's security system, the president promises to keep the country safe. >> i am less interested in passing out blame than i am in learning from and correcting these mistakes to make us safer. for ultimately, the buck stops with me. >> insights and analysis from andrea mitchell and nbc news political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd. >> first, good morning. live from los angeles, we have come here to put a spotlight on a state that is on the leading edge of this country's economic downturn. we'll speak with governor arnold schwarzenegger in a few minutes. amid all of the political tension there is news developing this weekend back in washington. that the president released a statement yesterdaytanding beh
how does the future of california impact the rest of the united states? our exclusive interview with california governor arnold schwarzenegger. plus, obama's priorities for the upcoming year. how will the shifting landscape affect health care and the economy? after the attempted christmas day airline bombing exposes cracks in the nation's security system, the president promises to keep the country safe. >> i am less interested in passing out blame than i am in learning from and correcting...
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one of the clients of literature in the united states and the best in texas. he looks over here and decided to dress as dr. julius erving, famous basketball player, wearing basketball shorts and put on a big afro wig. rosenthal put on an afro wig himself. i wish there was a photo of that. molly would never have to work again. she would have great leverage. a picture of the editor in a bad way. she had a funny friendship with ann richards. they bonded, that sense of humor, singing songs. they were at a canoe together, it tipped over and they went in the water. brad said at the austin american states, the only writer i know who chronicles this fatefully in a beautiful way. one of the greatest musicians ever in america prevalent lean known for being a guy in austin -- he defined austin--there's a doug psalm hill at the long center if you have not seen it, a tribute to him. he describes austin as a space ship from a magic place. mali called it lotus land. she came here and have a lot of fun writing funny things. it -- she really love austin. any other questions? t
one of the clients of literature in the united states and the best in texas. he looks over here and decided to dress as dr. julius erving, famous basketball player, wearing basketball shorts and put on a big afro wig. rosenthal put on an afro wig himself. i wish there was a photo of that. molly would never have to work again. she would have great leverage. a picture of the editor in a bad way. she had a funny friendship with ann richards. they bonded, that sense of humor, singing songs. they...
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states one of the best ever in texas and so we he looks over here and decided to tetris as dr. julius erving, the great famous basketball player wearing the kind of basketball short shorts and decided to put on an afro wig and this is a rosenthal, decided to the county put on an afro wig himself. i wish there were a photograph. molly wouldn't have had to work again. she would have had leverage of "the new york times" and picture of the editor. she had a funny friendship but that story itself tells. she was a little unfiltered. they bonded through that sense of humor as mike said they were on these can campouts. bald used to show up at some of those. bob and molly are at a community. we would love to have seen that picture. they tiptoed and went over to the water, kind of nutty stuff. brad said he was the only writer i know who faithfully chronicles this in such a beautiful way that the wonderful dogs all, one of the greatest musicians ever in america prevalent in known for being the guy out austin he really defined austin as a lot of people came here, musicians can because of d
states one of the best ever in texas and so we he looks over here and decided to tetris as dr. julius erving, the great famous basketball player wearing the kind of basketball short shorts and decided to put on an afro wig and this is a rosenthal, decided to the county put on an afro wig himself. i wish there were a photograph. molly wouldn't have had to work again. she would have had leverage of "the new york times" and picture of the editor. she had a funny friendship but that story...
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. >> will rush to help the united states after it falls apart? -- will russia helped the united states after it falls apart? >> this will also affect us. the united states is the greatest power. we have relationships. partners. the world economy is connected with invisible threads to the economy of the united states. to which someone certain problems -- to wish someone certain problems, it would be better to be in a favorable world than a world of catastrophes. from the bottom of my heart, i congratulate you on your 55th birthday and wish you success. [applause] all the people in the studio support me in my congratulations. i worked at a factory and there are just wishes. i will leave them outside the program. one more question connected with the invalids who lost their functions. i have spoken about this. i will not repeat this bridge -- i will not repeat this. no one has the right to send in the lives -- invalids to be reassessed. why aren't all labor body people working? i agree with that. tthe gap between the large incomes and the minimal inc
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in the united states we have the high-paying jobs here in the united states. host: how can this be done? caller: i am not certain about how you can do this. it seems that corporate america would rather pay the lower costs, then keeping the labor here in the united states. the government may be able to find a way to keep these jobs here in the united states. host: thank you very much. the "richmond times dispatch." they have a report on the comeback of the stock market, and how the seemed unimaginable. that is one take on the economy. baltimore, you are up right now. how are you doing? caller: i would say the number one policy issue for me is afghanistan. and there is the economy and jobs. i have done quite a bit of reading. this is reminding me of vietnam. i think that this is taking so many resources from the country and it will be hard to address any other problem. we are approaching this in the middle east, and this is not helping to solve the problems over there. more money should be devoted to domestic problems. i would like to see a lot done with public
in the united states we have the high-paying jobs here in the united states. host: how can this be done? caller: i am not certain about how you can do this. it seems that corporate america would rather pay the lower costs, then keeping the labor here in the united states. the government may be able to find a way to keep these jobs here in the united states. host: thank you very much. the "richmond times dispatch." they have a report on the comeback of the stock market, and how the...
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states and saved countless american lives. >> reporter: and, lester, we're told that today the government of yemen is stepping up efforts to combat the insurgency within its borders. and to that end, america's top general was this weekend in the region in yemen, as a matter of fact, consulting with top officials there about the fight against al qaeda. lester? >> mike viqueira, thanks. >>> chuck todd is our chief white house correspondent and political director. he joins us from honolulu, where the president is about to wrap up a much-interrupted holiday vacation. chuck, when the president gets back to d.c., what does he want to hear from these intelligence and homeland security staff members of that tuesday meeting? >> well, since he's been here and ordered those immediate reviews about what happened and how is it that these dots weren't connected, he's going to have questions about those initial reviews that he received. and so when he has that meeting on tuesday morning of all of those folks that mike mentioned in his piece, he's going to be pushing back and wondering why weren't -- for
states and saved countless american lives. >> reporter: and, lester, we're told that today the government of yemen is stepping up efforts to combat the insurgency within its borders. and to that end, america's top general was this weekend in the region in yemen, as a matter of fact, consulting with top officials there about the fight against al qaeda. lester? >> mike viqueira, thanks. >>> chuck todd is our chief white house correspondent and political director. he joins us...
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states and the government of the united states. we are moving as quickly as is possible. we are moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we are saving lives and beginning a full-scale recovery, but put this in focus. there is one airport. the entire world is trying to get help to haiti. we are only able to land because of one apron in the airport, one taxiway, 48 aircraft on that ground a day, from all over the world. that includes the un trying to resupply their people. that includes the ability to refurbish and try to get back up on its feet. we were able to get yesterday 17 air frames in. we have the capacity to send in 700 air frames. i want the american people to understand that we are here in a position of trying to help another country, and we are going by, as we should, their priorities. they are telling us what they want in first, so there will be a lot of second-guessing of why did you not send in more doctors, why or why did you not send in the 82nd airborne quicker? we are being told n
states and the government of the united states. we are moving as quickly as is possible. we are moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we are saving lives and beginning a full-scale recovery, but put this in focus. there is one airport. the entire world is trying to get help to haiti. we are only able to land because of one apron in the airport, one taxiway, 48 aircraft on that ground a day, from all over the world. that includes the un trying to resupply...
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history of the united states of america. after we were attacked on september 11, 2001, in the worst attack on our homeland in the history of the united states of america, president bush, because of his actions and policies kept us safe as a country and we were not attacked on our soil again. the fact is that teenaged drug use declined 24% under president bush. the fact is that test scores closed between minority students and white students in reading and math at fourth and 8th grade. you can look those up. those are fractures. you and i are entitled to those facts. i encourage you to go on-line and look them up. i note that president obama has proposed doubling our debt over five years and tripling it over ten years, that's not my opinion. that is the estimate of the congressional budget office of the united states congress. you can look that up, too. i'm not trying to smirk. i'm trying to smile. host: one more question in the back, go ahead. caller: you said there was a difference between the president bush you saw and the
history of the united states of america. after we were attacked on september 11, 2001, in the worst attack on our homeland in the history of the united states of america, president bush, because of his actions and policies kept us safe as a country and we were not attacked on our soil again. the fact is that teenaged drug use declined 24% under president bush. the fact is that test scores closed between minority students and white students in reading and math at fourth and 8th grade. you can...
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and i wanted -- as i said i wanted the united states to win. so if it was a story during the cuban missile crisis in which i could write that the soviet union was aggressively pursuing an anti-american policy, i would do that without too much thought. but supposing the evidence ran the other way. supposing the evidence were that the united states was pursuing a policy, anti-soviet, that really went over the line, would i have done the same thing, would i have reported it the same way? probably, i'm not sure. and this is an issue that has been in my mind over the years, in recent years, because i'm right now in the midst of writing a book how american presidents viewed the vietnam war, during the war and since the war, how they viewed the legacy of the vietnam war. and we see that in president obama's handling of afghanistan. he had vietnam in mind. and so i find the book filled with salient points and interesting as heck, but it forced me again to think back to those early days of truman and eisenhower and kennedy and johnson. and was i being a
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does this impact the united states and this country's economy? guest: by the way, one of the problems -- the chinese currency on balance is also affecting europe. and greece is symptomatic of that. how it would affect the united states? it affects the european kong -- currency, the bureau. so i see a positive effect. because the dollar -- as weak as it is, it is really worthless because the federal reserve is just running the printing presses full speed. but greece and ireland and a few other countries are in dire straits. greece may default on its debt and that will wreak -- weaken european currencies so foreign investment will tend to migrate to our country which will help keep our interest rates low, and low interest rates should help boost recovery. >> next phone call, san antonio, texas, independent mind. caller: i have a comment to make. host: go ahead. caller: i want republicans and democrats, everyone who hears my voice, our lord and savior jesus christ, this is his world, he is still in charge -- once before, man did, and if you read you
does this impact the united states and this country's economy? guest: by the way, one of the problems -- the chinese currency on balance is also affecting europe. and greece is symptomatic of that. how it would affect the united states? it affects the european kong -- currency, the bureau. so i see a positive effect. because the dollar -- as weak as it is, it is really worthless because the federal reserve is just running the printing presses full speed. but greece and ireland and a few other...
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cuban sugar is not coming into the united states. rather, the united states subsidizes high-priced louisiana sugar cane which is very costly compared to other places. there are just too many other locations where we need to have a viable crop. host: the millions of dollars that are pouring in, is there a concern that it is too much, too soon? . . guest: the obama administration, by making the decision to take such a leadership role on giving aid could be setting itself up for another katrina-type situation. and on the reputations have been lost on these relief programs. Ñithere is usually much less thn meets the eye. host: thank you for your time this morning, larry burns -- birns. >> we are expecting everything to get under way. we will bring alive to you here on c-span. meanwhile, an update from the military side of the recovery and relief efforts in haiti. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says he expects 9000 to 10,000 troops will be in haiti offshore monday to hope is to be dated and help potential rioting. the total am
cuban sugar is not coming into the united states. rather, the united states subsidizes high-priced louisiana sugar cane which is very costly compared to other places. there are just too many other locations where we need to have a viable crop. host: the millions of dollars that are pouring in, is there a concern that it is too much, too soon? . . guest: the obama administration, by making the decision to take such a leadership role on giving aid could be setting itself up for another...
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states. we need to know who those people are, we need to track them, listen to them, analyze them and see are these just ideological fanatics or are these people planning to kill other people? that's the key question. there's a lot of intelligence, but there's also going to have to be some scanning, some wiretapping, some listening in, and some intelligent surveillance. >> michael i'll let you have a quick last word. >> sure. and the question we need to ask is why all those patriot act and all those other things where they said the ordinary american has to sacrifice their privacy, and it will give you security, why all those systems didn't work, as well. >> michael, richard, thanks to both of you. a debate that will continue in the halls of congress. >>> still to come, rush limbaugh talking about his latest trip to the hospital. we'll have a report from hawaii coming up.he tell a story. my parents all smoked. my grandparents smoked. i've been a long-time smoker. i'm a guy who had given up qui
states. we need to know who those people are, we need to track them, listen to them, analyze them and see are these just ideological fanatics or are these people planning to kill other people? that's the key question. there's a lot of intelligence, but there's also going to have to be some scanning, some wiretapping, some listening in, and some intelligent surveillance. >> michael i'll let you have a quick last word. >> sure. and the question we need to ask is why all those patriot...
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that makes it an older nation than the united states. generally speaking, it has had a weak central state, and that -- there is nothing really wrong with that. trying to impose a very top down central state has been part of the problem, i think. related to that, the most popular institution in afghanistan, scoring enormously high numbers is the afghan national army, which is obviously our ticket out, building that up. but when asked which institution you most admire, 82% say the afghan national army, which is seen as not operating in any particular ethnic interest and is seen as an institution that is really doing really good work. the other, and is that afghanistan is too hard or too violent. this is also completely ridiculous. you're more likely to be murdered in the united states in 1991 than in the afghan war today. the murder rate in the united states in 1991, 24,000 murders in 1991 in the u.s. population, let's say, roughly 260 million. last year in the violence in afghanistan, something like 2000 civilians died in the violence. th
that makes it an older nation than the united states. generally speaking, it has had a weak central state, and that -- there is nothing really wrong with that. trying to impose a very top down central state has been part of the problem, i think. related to that, the most popular institution in afghanistan, scoring enormously high numbers is the afghan national army, which is obviously our ticket out, building that up. but when asked which institution you most admire, 82% say the afghan national...
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in conjunction with the president of the united states. the president of the juice going to make a budget recommendation to the congress in just a matter of a few day, almost a week or so. that's a job of a president, to make a recommendation to the congress what he thinks our budget should be and its a up to the congress then to decide how to deal with that. we've used the regular order through health care. we cut budget deficits by a large amount. as i indicated, it worked. i think that we should just be courageous enough as members of congress to do what's right, step up and do what we have to do. if we don't do the job, probably our voters will get somebody else to do the job. that's their -- that's their right. that's their privilege. mr. president, i strongly urge the defeat of the conrad-gregg amendment. it's just not a good thing to do. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. kaufman: mr. president, i ask to speak as if in morning business for up to 14 minutes. the presidin
in conjunction with the president of the united states. the president of the juice going to make a budget recommendation to the congress in just a matter of a few day, almost a week or so. that's a job of a president, to make a recommendation to the congress what he thinks our budget should be and its a up to the congress then to decide how to deal with that. we've used the regular order through health care. we cut budget deficits by a large amount. as i indicated, it worked. i think that we...
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host: let's get to the 30,000- foot in view of health care in the united states. will you give us your view of what kind of health care the american public has right now, and then let's talk about some of the -- how much it costs us to get, and how many people don't have access. guest: in many ways, we have amazing, cutting edge of health care. we have access to unbelievable technologies, unbelievably well trained people. the same time, you can find some really abysmal health care, with a lack of access in poor communities, cities and neighborhoods, and that is a stark contrast and a major problem we are struggling with. the second major problem we are struggling with is that the pieces don't fit together for any of us. the thing we are struggling with in health reform -- we have focused on the insurance hassles and insurance organization, but we've missed the point that the deepest struggle is with the complexity. science has given us 13,000 diagnoses that we have identified as problems that the human body can sustain, 13,000 ways that the human body can fail, an
host: let's get to the 30,000- foot in view of health care in the united states. will you give us your view of what kind of health care the american public has right now, and then let's talk about some of the -- how much it costs us to get, and how many people don't have access. guest: in many ways, we have amazing, cutting edge of health care. we have access to unbelievable technologies, unbelievably well trained people. the same time, you can find some really abysmal health care, with a lack...
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you are it of the united states. and i think that's when you've got a stimulus package that goes in for access capacity, excess supply, but it's not going to be very supportive to the united states going forward. >> uri wacs >> one more point. all the points so far i think i've related to short-term consideration meeting boosting aggregate demand in the united states. this forgets what i believe is the most important benefit of the growth of developing countries, which has to do with the supply side of the economies. essentially, as china grows, as india grows, the number of people that are able to buy products, sophisticated, advanced consumer products reduced in the united states or for that matter in germany or the united kingdom increases exponentially. when i was at the world bank, working with hans we produced a report that illustrated how within 20 years now something like 90% of the middle class in the world somehow defined, i don't want to go into all the definition, but these are people that can buy sophist
you are it of the united states. and i think that's when you've got a stimulus package that goes in for access capacity, excess supply, but it's not going to be very supportive to the united states going forward. >> uri wacs >> one more point. all the points so far i think i've related to short-term consideration meeting boosting aggregate demand in the united states. this forgets what i believe is the most important benefit of the growth of developing countries, which has to do...
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god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ ["hail to the chief"] ♪ ["hail to the chief"] >> president obama spent about an hour-and-a-half with house republicans at the legislative retreat in baltimore. it is an unusual but not unheard of even where the president visits with other members -- where the president visits with members of the other party. we have been listening to the president's remarks. the white house and republican leaders open it up to c-span cameras. we thank them for that. we will open our phone lines to you for your reactions. here is our plan. we will show you the remainder of this as the president leaves. we will then wait for the republican news conference we're expecting to start at any moment. we will bring that to you live and take your telephone calls. the republican conference chair said we hope to have a serious conversation with the president about our proposal. what do you think? is the conversation series? the first call is on the democrats' line. >> all i can say is, "way to go
god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ ["hail to the chief"] ♪ ["hail to the chief"] >> president obama spent about an hour-and-a-half with house republicans at the legislative retreat in baltimore. it is an unusual but not unheard of even where the president visits with other members -- where the president visits with members of the other party. we have been listening to the president's remarks. the white house and republican leaders open it up to...
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. >> now more on those tough new rules starting today on flights into the united states. nbc's pete williams has that part of the story for us. pete, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. more than a week after the attempted christmas-day bombing, the transportation security administration has further tightened the rules for travelers coming here from overseas. and in yemen, where the bombing plot is said to have originated, a new threat has closed the u.s. embassy. starting today, all airlines that fly from overseas to the u.s. must insure that passengers from or traveling through countries deemed high-risk receive full-body pat-downs and have their luggage physically opened up and inspected. that list includes countries that are considered state sponsors of terrorism. or where terror groups are known to operate. the list includes nigeria, where the man accused of the bombing, umar farouk abdulmutallab, is from. and at all overseas airports, more passengers must be selected at random. including some returning americans, for similar enhanced screening. mor
. >> now more on those tough new rules starting today on flights into the united states. nbc's pete williams has that part of the story for us. pete, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. more than a week after the attempted christmas-day bombing, the transportation security administration has further tightened the rules for travelers coming here from overseas. and in yemen, where the bombing plot is said to have originated, a new threat has closed the u.s. embassy....
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. >> and the largest construction project in the united states of america today. i rinded my colleagues that fdr built pennsylvania avenue and constitutional avenue during the great depression. if you want to build this, this is the time to build it. got the first billion dollars out for that. and all under my subcommittee chairmanship and yet there was more because we were rehabilitating buildings in all 50 states, all the territories. we're a federal city. that means we have a disproportionate number of federal buildings and i was able to get money for rehabilitation, upgrading federal buildings here, very substantial remaking of federal buildings here. 15 buildings. add it all up that's $3.5 billion in stimulus funding for the district of columbia that had to be the overriding goal at a time when our employment rate, as i see it is approaching 12%. >> let's talk about jobs and specifically you mentioned the new headquarters for the homeland security department. how many jobs are we talking about there and construction leading up to it too? >> very important poi
. >> and the largest construction project in the united states of america today. i rinded my colleagues that fdr built pennsylvania avenue and constitutional avenue during the great depression. if you want to build this, this is the time to build it. got the first billion dollars out for that. and all under my subcommittee chairmanship and yet there was more because we were rehabilitating buildings in all 50 states, all the territories. we're a federal city. that means we have a...